The Mary Tyler Moore Show, a popular television situation comedy in the 1970s, was set in Minneapolis.
A statue of Mary Tyler Moore was erected downtown, on Nicollet Mall, in 2002 to commemorate the program.

Although the city is not often a setting for movies, a few notable ones have been filmed there:

* North Country (2005) Fargo * Grumpy Old
Men and Grumpier Old Men (set in Wabasha) * The Mighty Ducks * Jingle All the
Way * That Was Then, This Is Now, based on the novel by S.E. Hinton * Untamed
Heart * Prince's movie Purple Rain featured First Avenue, considered the city's most influential music
venue. * Drop Dead Fred * Joe Somebody * Beautiful Girls
* Mall Rats * 20 Bucks * Drop Dead Gorgeous * The Heartbreak
Kid (some scenes)

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